Display rack or case



(No Model.)

S. B. OALKINS. DISPLAY RACK OR CASE.

No. 454,164. Patented June 16,1891.

@3715 11.1; 3 Sue 1d UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVESTER B. CALKINS, OF CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY RAQK OR CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 454,164, dated June 16,1891. Application filed September 27, 1890- Serial No. 366,302. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SYLVESTER B. CALKINs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oharlevoix, in the'county of Charlevoix and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisplay-Racks or Cases; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to display racks or cases of that class embodyinga series of transverse rods disposed one above the other upon which thearticles are designed to be displayed.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character inwhich the suspending bars or pins are adapted to be removed at will, andwhich are also so arranged one above the other that the articlessuspended from one bar will not interfere with'the articles carried bythe other bars.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display rack or caseprovided with glass-fitted doors designed to be locked to inclose thearticles displayed, and thereby prevent interference with the same, thearticles being presented to view through the doors.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and improveddevice of the class described, which will possess advantages in point ofdurability and inexpensiveness in construction, compactness, ease ofmanagement, and general efficiency.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display rack orcase embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the same. Fig. 4is a detail perspective view, illustrating the manner of attaching anddetaching the bars or pins.

Corresponding parts in the figures are denoted by the same letters ofreference.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a base-plate or stand,preferably constructed of wood, and of rectangular formation. At thecenter of this base-plate or stand is mounted or formed integraltherewith a bearing-block a, through which and the base-plate is acentral bore a. lVithin the bore a is disposed and secured the lower endof a vertical bearing-rod B. The base-plate or stand may be mounted uponrollers or casters,if so desired, to facilitate movement of the device.

0 designates a casing rectangular in crosssection and formed by theface-boards c c, the

bottom 0, and the sides D D, connecting the face-boards c. A cross-piecec is secured between the sides D, and said cross-piece and the bottom 0are provided with coincident bearin g eyes or perforations b b, whichreceive the bearing-rod B and permit the casing to be rowed orcontracted upper ends (Z d, which are connected by a cross-piece dsecured thereto. Upon the opposing faces of the ex tended sides andcontiguous to the edges thereof are secured strips E. The latter areprovided at equidistant points with inwardly and downwardlyextendingcoincident grooves e opening at their outer ends. Within eachpair of these grooves is adapted to be disposed a removable bar F,corresponding in length to the distance between the inner or opposingfaces of the sides D. These rods may be formed of Wire or other suitablematerial, and are preferably pointed or sharpened at one or both endsfor the purpose of passing the same through the articles to be suspendedtherefrom.

G G designate doors fitted with glass panels, which are designed to behinged at one edge to the adjacent end of one of the sidesD and adaptedto be locked to the adjacent edge of the opposite side, the articlescontained within the case being visible through the glass panels.

The operation and advantages of myinvention will be readily understoodby those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

\Vhile the device is herein shown and described as embodying twooppositely-located display sides, it will be obvious that the devicemaybe constructed with one display side only in cases where it isdesigned to place the device against the wall, and in this event themeans employed for revolving the case may be dispensed with.

By the arrangement of suspending-bars, as herein set forth, the articlescarried by the upper bars are suspended behind the next lower bars 5 andthus successively downward.

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This arrangement is especially desirable where the device is designedfor holding legal blanks or other papers in which the title at the topsof the sheets are displayed above the lower rows of papers.

The device may also be employed for holding paper bags or wrapping-paperand for all articles of merchandise capable of being displayed in thismanner.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a display rack or case,with the sides converging upwardly, of detachable suspending-barssupported by said sides and disposed on different vertical planes andone above the other, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a display rack or case, with the verticalparallel sides converging toward their upper ends, the strips secured tothe inner faces thereof and opposing each other, said strips beingprovided with coincident grooves open at their outer ends, of detachablesuspending-bars adapted to be seated in said grooves and disposedparallel to each other and in a different vertical plapf, substantiallyas and for the purpose set 3. The combination, with the casing closed atits lower end and having its sides projecting upwardly therefrom andparallel with each other, said extended sides being provided withopposing strips projecting from their inner faces and provided withcoincident inwardly and downwardly extending grooves open at their outerends, of detachable suspending-bars adapted to be seated in upper ends,

said grooves and occupy a position parallel to each other but ondifferent vertical planes, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

l. The combination, in a display rack or case, with a base provided witha vertically and centrally disposed bearing-rod, of the easing providedwith bearing eyes or perforations engaging said rod, withupwardly-extended parallel sides narrowed toward their and opposingstrips projecting from the inner faces of the sides and provided withinwardly and downwardly extending grooves open at their outer ends, anddctachable suspending-bars adapted to be seated in said grooves,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, in a display rack or case, with a rcvoluble casingprovided with upwardly-extended parallel sides narrowed toward theirupper ends, said casing forming one or more display-fronts, of opposingstrips projecting from the inner faces of the sides and adjacent to thedisplay front or fronts and provided with inwardly and downwardlyextending grooves opening at their outer ends, a detachablesuspending-bar adapted to be seated in each pair of grooves, and a dooror doors for inclosing said front or fronts, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SYLVESTER B. CALKINS.

Witnesses:

H. S. HARSHA, F. W. LEFEvRE.

